Join City of Moreton Bay as Manager – Infrastructure Project Advisory, and help shape and enhance our communities for today and tomorrow.

Our challenge is to protect and enhance our lifestyle while sensitively planning for anticipated growth. Through the Corporate Plan 2022–2027, our Council has set an aspirational vision for how we want our region to look and feel 20 years from now - Our Moreton Bay. Amazing Places. Natural Spaces.

Infrastructure Planning plays a critical role in delivering on this vision, ensuring the projects and programs that shape our growing city are feasible, investable, compliant and well managed. The Infrastructure Advisory function sits at the centre of this work, bringing together technical, financial, land, utilities, commercial and regulatory advice to support confident, well-informed investment decisions.

As Manager - Infrastructure Project Advisory, you will:

• Lead the Infrastructure Advisory function, setting priorities and ensuring coordinated, high-quality advisory outputs.
• Provide leadership across feasibility, land and utilities, commercial and regulatory inputs.
• Oversee advisory inputs to project pipelines, business cases and investment proposals.
• Identify and assess constraints, risks, costs and approval pathways to inform decision-making.
• Test and refine infrastructure pipeline proposals by integrating technical, financial and regulatory advice.
• Manage complex stakeholder environments and high-risk issues.
• Lead team capability, performance and continuous improvement.

What we are looking for:

• A credible, experienced advisory leader who's comfortable operating across disciplines and translating complexity into clear advice for decision-makers.
• Significant experience in multidisciplinary infrastructure advisory functions (land, utilities, commercial, regulatory).
• Strong understanding of feasibility, business case development, governance and risk.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate technical, financial and regulatory advice into strategic investment advice.
• Experience operating in complex project and governance environments.
• Proven leadership and team management capability.
• Tertiary qualifications in planning, economics, finance, property or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Construction Induction Card (White Card) and current C class driver's licence.

Link to PD [pending finalisation]

The Details:

• Full-time, 4-year contract
• TRP $263,908 – $292,961 (inclusive of 12% super and leave loading)
• 5 weeks annual leave
• Hybrid, flexible working environment
• Location: Strathpine

Why City of Moreton Bay?

What you do with your life matters. It’s the same with your career.

We’re the third-largest council in Australia and one of the fastest-growing areas. As Australia’s newest city, we’re building something that’s never been done before: a new kind of city, inspired and empowered by a new kind of council.

This is your opportunity to develop skills and experience in a truly unique place, at a truly unique point in time.

At City of Moreton Bay, we’re focused on the vital work we do today. But we’re also focused on the future. On what can be – for our city, our Council and your career.

Here’s what you’ll love about a career with us:

• See it. To build a city of the future, first, you have to see it. The polycentric city we’re building will bring greater prosperity, sustainability and affordability to our city. This is your chance to contribute to something that’s never been done before.
• Shape it. You’ll get hands-on in a rewarding career, serving and strengthening our communities for today and tomorrow. Our work is diverse, interesting and it matters – and it’s yours to shape and own.
• Live it. Contribute to the city you and your family want to live in and enjoy the lifestyle you deserve. And if you don’t live here, you’ll still find pride and connection in so many ways with our successful, resilient team.

You’ll also enjoy a range of other benefits:

• Find a better work-life balance with a hybrid, flexible working environment
• Advance your skills and career through our Study, Training And Research Scheme (STARS).
• Make your pay go further with salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation payments, smartphones and devices.
• Prioritise your health and wellbeing with discounted health insurance, free annual flu vaccinations and our Fitness Passport Program.
• Get support when you and your family need it most with our 24/7 confidential counselling service, leader support hotline and Mates in Construction program.
• Strathpine office has local parking on site and is close to public transport networks, making for an easy commute.

Ready for a career that matters?

Join City of Moreton Bay, and help shape our city of the future.

Click on the 'Apply Now' button below to complete your online application. Please upload a current resume that demonstrates how you meet the requirements for this role.  You will also have the option to add a cover letter should you wish.

As part of the recruitment process, applicants will be required to undergo a National Criminal History Check.

Please note: applications will not be reviewed until the closing date. 

Any questions - please contact our Careers team at careers@moretonbay.qld.gov.au. 

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Your Future City.
See it. Shape it. Live It.

City of Moreton Bay extends across the traditional lands of the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi, and Turrbal peoples, and we acknowledge and pay respects to Traditional Custodians. We believe diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our people and communities, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.